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One of the 600 migrants who arrived in the port of the Italian island of Lampedusa late waits to be transferred by the military to a reception center inland. Italy and France agreed Friday to carry out joint patrols Tunisia's coast to block migrants headed for Europe, with the French interior minister saying there was no duty to take in boat people.

One of the 600 migrants who arrived in the port of the Italian island of Lampedusa late waits to be transferred by the military to a reception center inland. Italy and France agreed Friday to carry out joint patrols Tunisia's coast to block migrants headed for Europe, with the French interior minister saying there was no duty to take in boat people. (Getty Images)

One of the 600 migrants who arrived in the port of the Italian island of Lampedusa late waits to be transferred by the military to a reception center inland. Italy and France agreed Friday to carry out joint patrols Tunisia's coast to block migrants headed for Europe, with the French interior minister saying there was no duty to take in boat people.